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Resistance to third-generation cephalosporins in human non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica isolates from England and Wales, 2010-12.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2014
Burke Liam, Hopkins Katie L, Meunier Daniele, de Pinna Elizabeth, Fitzgerald-Hughes Deirdre, Humphreys Hilary, Woodford Neil
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OBJECTIVES: To identify the mechanism(s) underlying cefotaxime resistance in 118 of 21,641 (0.55%) non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica isolates collected from humans throughout England and Wales from January 2010 to September 2012. METHODS: Non-duplicate isolates (n = 118) resistant to cefotaxime (MICs >1 mg/L) were screened by PCR for genes encoding CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and associated...
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